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THE HEIRS OF THE BILLY BRANCH COLLECTION ARE NOW INVITING OFFERS!!!

With the imminent distribution of proceeds from the sales of items in the Billy Branch estate, the heirs
are inviting offers. Though already heavily discounted, the family has asked that I note its willingness to
consider any offer for a listed item in the Branch collection: Pre-Columbian art pottery; unique Native American
pawn pieces; Chinese zoomorphic cloisonnee forms; and a variety of other special collectibles. Bill had a good
eye, and this opportunity to purchase a fine piece at your price is seldom seen. To see all items in the Branch
collection, simply type the letters 'BB' into the search link on any page and all of Bill's listings will come up.

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TWELVE AZTEC ARTIFACTS: EX HEFLIN, GROUP A Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Americas: Pre Columbian: Sculpture: Pre 1492   item# 473326 (stock# AXH.PC.A)  click for details HD ENTERPRISES, INC. 303-695-1301 SEE EACH PHOTO FOR PRICE  The twelve individually illustrated and priced relics in this group of twelve (AXH Nos. 64.41, 224.32, 1242H, 1405R3N1, 1407R5N3, 1415R4N3, 1427R5N1, 1428R3N2, 1488R4N3, 1630, 2348, and 2647T) were all found at Aztec sites in the Valley of Mexico in the mid-20th century by the late Dr. Allen Heflin. An amazing facet of Heflin’s work was the consistent manner in which he documented the location and date of find for virtually every one of the approximately 10,000 items in his extraordinary collect ...click for details

STATUE OF THE OLD FIRE GOD, HUEHUETEOTL Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Americas: Pre Columbian: Sculpture: Pre 1492   item# 420395 (stock# LLL.0493)  click for details HD ENTERPRISES, INC. 303-695-1301 $1200.00  Although this 12 ½” tall hollow statue of the Old Fire God (LLL493) has been glued together and is missing its right foot, a couple of fingers on his cupped right hand, genitalia, and has a couple of small chips in the brazier rim, Huehueteotl is still impressive figure. From the Langdon collection, it is attributed to the Zapotec horizon dating c.500BC-700AD. The censer comes with a small display card, a biographical sketch about Langdon, a map of Mexico highlighting the area where the Zapotec ...click for details

PRE-COLUMBIAN FIGURAL WOOD BOUNDARY POST Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Americas: Pre Columbian: Sculpture: Pre 1492   item# 476608 (stock# AK.156)  click for details HD ENTERPRISES, INC. 303-695-1301 $600.00  From the dry coastal desert area of Peru, this 21 ½” long, carved, figural boundary post (AK156) is attributed to the Chimu horizon dating c.1000-1400AD. The post is slotted through at two locations for the insertion of confining slats that probably joined it to another. The two carved figures (almost in the round) appear to be blowing flutes. In overall very good condition with heavily patinated and weathered surface, it is a fine example of the more rare perishable Pre-Columbian relics from th ...click for details

STANDING CERAMIC FIGURINE, COLIMA, W. MEXICO Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Americas: Pre Columbian: Sculpture: Pre 1492   item# 500699 (stock# RFM.39)  click for details HD ENTERPRISES, INC. 303-695-1301 $300.00  This 4 ½” tall solid ceramic figurine (RFM39) stands with arms held together over midsection and wears a turban-like headdress, ear ornaments, necklace, and a breechcloth with with a side tassel. Attributed to the Colima horizon of West Mexico and dating c.300-100BC, the figure is in overall good condition except for the loss of much of its necklace and part of a tassel. Wired upright to a metal post inserted into a small wood stand, the figure is from the local collection of one of the founders ...click for details

POWERFUL JALISCO FIGURE HOLDING SPEAR Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Americas: Pre Columbian: Sculpture: Pre 1492   item# 483987 (stock# RFM.40)  click for details HD ENTERPRISES, INC. 303-695-1301 $9000.00  This 15 ½” tall Protoclassic warrior figurine (RFM40) dates c.100BC-250AD and is attributed to the Jalisco group of West Mexico. The powerful, armor-protected sentinel stands with eyes intently focused to the front while both hands tightly grasp his hefty spear. This classic Ameca style image, from the collection of one of the founders of the now abandoned Rocky Mountain Institute of Pre-Columbian Studies, was appraised in the 1990s by local registered art appraiser Jack Kunin at a value 1/3 hig ...click for details

LARGE SEATED FIGURE OF A POWERFUL YOUNG MALE Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Americas: Pre Columbian: Sculpture: Pre 1492   item# 569823 (stock# PES.26)  click for details HD ENTERPRISES, INC. 303-695-1301 $7500.00  This 18 ¾” tall seated nude male figure (PES26) has the image and powerful stature of an athlete ready for the contest. With hands placed firmly on his knees, and an intense focused stare directed at his opponent, I almost expect to see him suddenly come out of his seated stance in an explosive launch! Attributed to the Jalisco horizon of West Mexico, dating c.300BC-300AD, and perhaps the crowning piece in the collection of the late Brian Safe, this impressive figure has been glued together with ...click for details

TWELVE POTTERY HEADS: HEFLIN, CARD GROUP K Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Americas: Pre Columbian: Sculpture: Pre 1492   item# 581536 (stock# AXH.CARD K)  click for details HD ENTERPRISES, INC. 303-695-1301 SEE EACH PHOTO FOR PRICE  Aside for the overall quality and frequent uniqueness of the artifacts and relics from the Dr. Allen Heflin collection, it’s difficult not to to rank its next most important feature as the extreme care practiced by Heflin in documenting the provenance of almost every one of his approximately 10,000 treasured items. Not all of them were large, or impressive, or complete, or of museum quality, and many were simply the fragments and parts from ritually broken offerings to ancient gods, or pieces re ...click for details

TWELVE POTTERY HEADS: HEFLIN, CARD GROUP J Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Americas: Pre Columbian: Sculpture: Pre 1492   item# 581535 (stock# AXH.CARD J)  click for details HD ENTERPRISES, INC. 303-695-1301 SEE EACH PHOTO FOR PRICE  Aside for the overall quality and frequent uniqueness of the artifacts and relics from the Dr. Allen Heflin collection, it’s difficult not to to rank its next most important feature as the extreme care practiced by Heflin in documenting the provenance of almost every one of his approximately 10,000 treasured items. Not all of them were large, or impressive, or complete, or of museum quality, and many were simply the fragments and parts from ritually broken offerings to ancient gods, or pieces re ...click for details

TWELVE POTTERY FIGURES: HEFLIN, CARD GROUP D Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Americas: Pre Columbian: Sculpture: Pre 1492   item# 581368 (stock# AXH.CARD D)  click for details HD ENTERPRISES, INC. 303-695-1301 SEE EACH PHOTO FOR PRICE  Aside for the overall quality and frequent uniqueness of the artifacts and relics from the Dr. Allen Heflin collection, it’s difficult not to to rank its next most important feature as the extreme care practiced by Heflin in documenting the provenance of almost every one of his approximately 10,000 treasured items. Not all of them were large, or impressive, or complete, or of museum quality, and many were simply the fragments and parts from ritually broken offerings to ancient gods, or pieces re ...click for details

TWELVE RELICS, BRIAN SAFE COLLECTION: GROUP A Catalogue: Antiques: Regional Art: Americas: Pre Columbian: Sculpture: Pre 1492   item# 567429 (stock# PES.FIGS1)  click for details HD ENTERPRISES, INC. 303-695-1301 SEE EACH PHOTO FOR PRICE  The twelve individually priced ceramic artifacts in this group (PES 1, 3, 5, 8-11, 13-16 and 20) are all fragments from larger Pre-Columbian pieces representing Mexican horizons dating from the Pre-Classic to the Post Classic Periods, c.300BC-1500AD. A varied group, mostly from West Mexico, some are mounted on wood block stands while others will rest freely in your hand. Anthropomorphic and zoomorphic forms (dog, jaguar and bird), the prices range from $35-$450 with only two of the fragments pri ...click for details

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